San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-03-31
Deferred Personals.


Blanco.
Major Donaldson is visiting DIR. w. A.
McGehee ut Uvalde. -
Squire Cocreham is just in from another
tour in the department of the horse ma
rines."
Mr.. Gid Johnson has had his residence
and it presents handsome APP
pearnnce.
Prof. Saunders. of Wimberly, was in
town the fore part of the week. en- route
for San Antonio.
Happening In the vicinity of Mr. Rogers
place the other day, we noticed that lac is
fencing up quite large pasture.
Miss Cappie Kellam informs us she has
the subject of joining the benevolent ~
(alias dramatic) society under advisement.
Miss Sidnie Kone, "the bright particular
star" of so many susceptible young gal
lants, returned on Sunday from visit to
Temple.
Geo. H. Snyder, of Rome, Ga, publisher
of the first paper published at San Marcos,
was registered at the Hofheinz within few
days past.
We attended services at the Baptist church
on Sunday, and listened to q sound and I'M
pressive practical sermon from the pastor
Rev. Mr.. Beverley.
Miss Alice Collins we notice still retains
her place in the choir of the Baptist church
at this place, she being on visit to her
sister Mrs. And1 ews.
jim Storey's grandfather" mentioned in
last weeks FREE PRESS, turned out to be
his grand uncle, and not likely to be any
body's grandfather, being an old bachelor.
The original story from the pen of
our fair friend and correspondent "Bes-
sic Smith," we think will compare favorably
with the average of similar efforts in popular
ladies' magazines,
Mr. Danforth, the new street commission
er, is making good st lrt by improving the
street leading from Hofheinz' corner to the
passenger depot He goes at it like he un-
derstood tho business.
Mrs. Matthews has completad-. the. inn
proyements of her residence, and it now
presents a fine appearance. She and Mrs.
be very happily situated.
Mrs. w. Fl. Kenner, of Laredo, called
with Miss SidnIe Kone at our Office to con-
tinue the subscription of Mr.. Kenner to
the FREE PRESS. We were pleased to
learn of his continued good health and
prosperity.
Misses Lotspeich and Baker. from San
IL o,ap;,f, n ,ni1liparu nd
dressmaklng establishment in the room just
below j. S. Killian's store. They are lad
les of pleasing appearance and address, and
no doubt proficient in their vocation
We passed the other day the new Howard
place short distance above town. Ihey
have fine large new two story house COM
pleted, and jeff told us he had considerable
ground plated. We were glad to notice so
fair an outlook for our former neighbors.
Our bright little friend, Maggie Dirks,
has sent us pleasing remembrance all the
way from Galveston, her present home,
in the shape of collection of nice artl-
fetal flowers, the work of her own hands,
and which does her credit. Thanks, Mag
gle.
Rev. Mr.. French informs us that he is
removal to Southern Cali
fornia, having cali to charge in flourish
ing town near Los Angeles. His various
hece would no doubt regret to part
with HIM. He however, does not con-
leaving till June.
Byron Smith recently exhibited to US his
chefF eu0re in the mechanical line. We can
not undertake to particularize. but it Is a
very nice piece of work, containing a re-
ceptacle for his photo, and is worthy the
of the fair and estimable lady as
a present for whom, we ''guess," it is in
tended.
1t was rather impertinently suggested to
Judge Telchmueller in last weeks Kyle
Times that he had better attend to the law
yers while speaking instead of reading the
That depends. Any one can
can readily conceive of conditions in which
a Judge would do vastly better by read
ing the newspapers rather than listening to
windy counsel.
We saw Sam Kone the other morning
poring over "letter" from the scion Of his
house and name, who. he informed us, is
in distant town. The letter" consisting
of sundry marks by baby hand, was not
very significant to Others but seemed to
possess a world of meaning for the fond
father. We could sympathize with him,
having been the recipient of similar letters
in ''the long ago."
We had the pleasure one day last week OF
meeting and greeting Capt. Martin and his
reunited family at their new home in this
place. Tue girls have been absent for
nearly two years, and the two elder ones
have developed into attractive young ladies.
Miss Annie, the elder lady of very pleasing
appearance and address, will have principal
charge Of the house. Miss Julia, quite a
fne looking young lady, has been taking
lessons IN art, and from the samples We
saw Of her skill POSSESSES really extraordi-
nary talent in that direction. All the other
daughters make music their specially. The
third daughter, Miss Mary Bird, is also a
former acquaintance Of ours; the other two
younger girls We should not have recog-
nized Edward has been back in San Mar
COS for some time. Al the family are thus
happily reunited save the baby-boy. with
whom hrs grandparents were unwilling to
part si this time. We eongratulate Capt
Martin IN the re-est4blishsaent q his house-
hoid gods again shout him in this, his old
hol1e. and Eish good luck AMI prosperity 10
him and bis brighi AID interesting young
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